Beach Haven West vs Holiday City South

A side-by-side comparison of Beach Haven West and Holiday City South: population, income, housing, and more.

Beach Haven West and Holiday City South are places in New Jersey. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Beach Haven West has the higher population (5,164 vs 4,294 in Holiday City South). Beach Haven West has the higher median household income ($116,949 vs $55,298 in Holiday City South). Beach Haven West has the higher median home value ($577,500 vs $244,300 in Holiday City South).

Population, income & housing

	Beach Haven West	Holiday City South
Population	5,164	4,294
Median age	59.1 yrs	69.6 yrs
Median household income	$116,949	$55,298
Median home value	$577,500	$244,300
Median gross rent	—	$1,964
Housing units	4,633	2,564
Homeownership rate	96.7%	89.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	47.5%	18.9%
Unemployment rate	2.8%	3.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Beach Haven West	Holiday City South
Population	3,682 → 5,164 (+40.2%)	4,464 → 4,294 (-3.8%)
Median household income	$87,586 → $116,949 (+33.5%)	$45,968 → $55,298 (+20.3%)
Median home value	$403,700 → $577,500 (+43.1%)	$166,900 → $244,300 (+46.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,429 → $1,691 (+18.3%)	$1,617 → $1,964 (+21.5%)

Beach Haven West

Population

3,6825,164

Median household income

$87,586$116,949

Median home value

$403,700$577,500

Median gross rent

$1,429$1,691

Holiday City South

Population

4,4644,294

Median household income

$45,968$55,298

Median home value

$166,900$244,300

Median gross rent

$1,617$1,964

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Beach Haven West	Holiday City South
Under 5	0.8%	1.1%
5 to 17	7.4%	3.3%
18 to 24	6.1%	1.2%
25 to 34	8.1%	3.7%
35 to 44	7.2%	3.4%
45 to 54	15.1%	5.1%
55 to 64	18.9%	16.7%
65 to 74	19.9%	31.6%
75 and over	16.5%	33.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Beach Haven West	Holiday City South
White (non-Hispanic)	93.1%	74.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	4.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.3%	3.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.4%
Two or more races	1.3%	6.1%
Hispanic or Latino	5.4%	11.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Beach Haven West	Holiday City South
No high school diploma	6.5%	7.0%
High school graduate	25.1%	48.0%
Some college or associate's	20.9%	26.1%
Bachelor's degree	29.6%	14.5%
Graduate or professional degree	17.9%	4.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Beach Haven West	Holiday City South
Drove alone	73.5%	87.3%
Carpooled	14.4%	0.0%
Public transit	1.3%	0.0%
Walked	0.3%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.3%	9.4%
Other means	0.3%	2.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Beach Haven West	Holiday City South
1-unit, detached	96.3%	98.3%
1-unit, attached	1.1%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	2.1%	1.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.5%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Beach Haven West	Holiday City South
Poverty rate	3.4%	8.5%
Average household size	2.22	1.78
Mean commute (minutes)	30	32
Median year structure built	1984	—